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Review : What a relief

2 November 1996

Aspirin was the inspiration for Paul Wilson’s essential collection of
relaxation techniques, Instant Calm (Penguin, £7.99, ISBN 0 14 024494 8).
Why? Because like the common household drug, he aims to provide effective
short-term relief from painful symptoms.

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